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Rex White : Small stature, giant legend
Looking back at the 2015 NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee's career MORE: NASCAR Hall of Fame profile of Rex White " NASCAR Hall of Fame by class (Note: This release is part of a series in advance of the 2015 NASCAR Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Jan. 30, broadcast live at 8 p.m. ET on NBC Sports Network, Motor Racing Network Radio and SiriusXM Satellite Radio. Bill Elliott, Fred Lorenzen, Wendell Scott, Joe Weatherly and Rex White are the five 2015 inductees.) DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.– Over the years, NASCAR premier series champions have come in all shapes and sizes – tall, short, muscular and lean. The single constant? It's impossible to judge a book by its cover. Based upon first impressions, Rex White – at 5 feet 4 inches, weighing just 135 pounds and with his right leg withered by childhood polio – might have seemed the unlikeliest championship contender of all. White , however, was tough as nails fearing neither competitor nor track conditions. He won the 1960 premier series title and posted 28 victories over five seasons, finishing among the top five in nearly half of his 233 starts. "He looked more like a jockey than a race car driver," fellow competitor Buddy Baker told the Gaston Gazette, "but he lived large once they started the race. On short tracks, he was very aggressive. He didn't mind going in the turn with (NASCAR Hall of Famer and three-time premier series champion) Lee Petty and saying, 'I'm inside and if you come down we're not going to agree on stuff.' "He raced hard." NASCAR Hall of Famer Bobby Allison, the 1983 premier series champion, said, "I admired Rex as a race driver because he was a little guy. I started out small. Seeing him winning encouraged me to chase my dream." What might have been a handicap to many only served as motivation to White , born Aug. 17, 1929 in Taylorsville, N.C. "Most of the lessons I have learned (from childhood illness) have stayed with me all my life," said White in his autobiography "Gold Thunder," written with Dr. Anne B. Jones. "The biggest one was how to conquer fear." White learned to drive at age six, driving a neighbor's truck in surrounding fields. Two years later he was working on his family's Ford Model T. "I was unaware the car on which I labored represented hope to people around me (and) frustration to those trying to stop illegal moonshine," said White . "I saw automobiles as transportation, not the symbol of an upcoming billion-dollar sport." White dropped out of school, moving to the Washington D.C., area where he found employment as a cook and, after marriage, a service station job. A poster advertising stock car races took White to Lanham (Maryland) Speedway where he caught on as an unpaid crew member for 1952 NASCAR Modified champion Frankie Schneider. A year later, White returned to the track with a 1937 Ford purchased for $600 lettered "X." He won his heat race, the semi-main and the feature. "I'd never won a trophy at anything," said White . White made his premier series debut in 1956 on Daytona's beach/road course. In 1958, he teamed with crew chief Louis Clements in an "off the books" program by GM's Chevrolet Division. They won twice in 1958 and five times the following year. The 1959 season also saw the debut of White's iconic No. 4 gold and white Chevrolet. The 1960 season was the first in which White ran a full schedule, going to the post only after he and Clement built a car for a competitor, the sale of which netted $2,000 for their own Chevrolet. White won six times finishing 35 of 40 races among the top 10. White's ninth-place finish at Birmingham, Alabama on Aug. 3 was his worst performance in the year's final 15 races. The championship was a runaway, White beating NASCAR Hall of Famer Richard Petty by nearly 4,000 points. "The thing about Rex is he thinks," said Clements in a 1960 interview with Sports Illustrated. "When he's out on the track, he's planning and figuring out which cars he has to race to stay ahead." Car owner and engine builder Smokey Yunick, quoted in the same article, said, " Rex is not a cautious driver but he know when to use caution." White didn't disagree. "I couldn't run quite as fast as some of those other guys," he said. "So long as I was smart and kept running; if any of those other guys had trouble, I had a chance." White nearly defended his title in 1961 winning seven times but finished second to NASCAR Hall of Famer Ned Jarrett. He added two more top-10 championship finishes before retiring at the conclusion of the 1964 season. Between 1959 and the 1963 seasons, White won more races than any other driver. He won 36 premier series poles – at least one in eight consecutive seasons – and finished second in NASCAR's Short Track late model championship in 1959. In retirement, White has owned an automobile dealership and for 25 years a trucking company, both in the Atlanta area where at age 85 he continues to reside. Named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers in 1998, White holds membership in the International Motorsports Hall of Fame, National Motorsports Press Association Hall of Fame and the Georgia Racing Hall of Fame.
NASCAR Hall of Fame: Rex White
NASCAR Hall of Fame nominee Rex White reflects on his career and winning a NASCAR championship.
Hall of Famer White short in stature, tall in talent
Oldest living premier series champion gives his thoughts on induction, Abreu Rex White , still keeping busy at age 85, reigns supreme as NASCAR's oldest living champion. He might also rank as its shortest. But White , who stands just a few inches above five feet, never saw his height as any sort of disadvantage, even in the rough-and-tumble days of stock-car racing's infancy. "I really wasn't built or the size for fighting, so I kind of avoided any physical contact with any drivers," White said. "In the race car, though, I was probably about the same height as all of them." White's stature will take another step up come Friday night, when he'll be enshrined as part of the sixth class of the NASCAR Hall of Fame. He'll be inducted with three drivers he competed against -- Fred Lorenzen, Wendell Scott and Joe Weatherly -- and latter-day star Bill Elliott. It's an honor that left the 1960 champion of NASCAR's premier series at a loss for words. "It's just unbelievable because I didn't really think I was going in that early," White said of his emotions upon hearing the news. "Just unbelievable -- I don't even know the correct word to use for it, but I was really flabbergasted." White won 28 races in NASCAR's top division, all but two of which came in a four-year heyday from 1959-62. He never regarded his diminutive size as a hurdle, a point that was underscored just last weekend with a modern-day corollary. A popular victory by Rico Abreu, who stands 4-foot-4, in the Chili Bowl Nationals sprint car showcase has opened the doors for a driving opportunity in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East. White said if Abreu's talent speaks for itself, all other factors should remain equal. "If they build the race cars and get him adjusted and sitting in there where he can operate everything," White said, "I would say he's just as capable of winning races as any other driver." White's ascension to the top of the NASCAR ladder came during a time when the sport was expanding its reach, growing beyond the dirt bullrings and entering a major speedway boom. Atlanta Motor Speedway and Charlotte Motor Speedway opened in the year White was crowned, and Daytona International Speedway 's 2.5-mile high banks debuted for business the previous year. Though he could see the sport transforming, White said he couldn't have envisioned what NASCAR would look like in 2015. "No earthly idea that it was going to grow to where it is today and be as popular as it is, and draw the money and pay the purses that they're paying," said White , who picked up a $13,000 check for winning the 1960 title. "I'm not even sure that Bill France had enough foresight to see that. I don't know. He may have, but I sure didn't." If White happens to cross paths with current NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Kevin Harvick during the Hall of Fame ceremonies, a link between the two will come full circle. White -- who drove a "Gold Thunder" car noted for its pristine gold and white paint scheme -- was the last champion to carry the No. 4 before Harvick accomplished the feat last season. White , like Harvick, was particularly loyal to driving for Chevrolet. The story goes, White needed to change his number from No. 44 once he stopped driving Chevrolet factory cars. Noting that Billy Myers -- an early star driver from Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem, North Carolina -- was a hero of his, it made White's choice all the easier. "Naturally, I grabbed it," White said. "It was a great number. Still is today." Though White hung up his helmet after a part-time schedule in 1964 and retired from his job at a car dealership in 2003, he said he's yet to slow down. His active schedule has picked up recently with appearances and interviews ahead of his Hall of Fame induction. Come Friday night in Charlotte, his stature as one of the sport's all-time greats will be secured, complete with a personalized blue blazer and the presentation of his NASCAR Hall of Fame ring. White says he's looking forward to the festivities, even if there might be the potential for stage fright. "Probably as ready as I'll ever be," White joked. "I'm sure there's something that I'll screw up on, so anyway, I'm going to do the best I can. It's a great honor, and it's a pleasure to be inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame."
White happy to be mentioned with big names
Rex White talks with Bob Dillner about what it means to be inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame.
White : 'Words can't express how honored I am'
Rex White acknowledges the team effort that helped earn him a spot in the NASCAR Hall of Fame.
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At Martinsville, Hendrick embraces memories while motivating
MARTINSVILLE, Va. -- Rick Hendrick probably knew the answer. That didn't keep the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series team owner from asking the question. Standing inside the No. 48 hauler, shoulder to shoulder with team members, Hendrick glanced at driver Jimmie Johnson . "I'd like to have another clock," he said matter-of-factly. "Jimmie, how many clocks do you have?" "Not enough," came Johnson's rapid reply. "That's the right answer," chimed in crew chief Chad Knaus. Officially, Johnson has eight career victories at Martinsville Speedway , where the race winner receives a grandfather clock for his or her efforts. Driver introductions were less than an hour away, and Sunday's STP 500 would not start for another 90 minutes or so. Hendrick, 66, was making the first of several stops on a sunny but cool Sunday morning at Martinsville -- which is the site of both some of his greatest highs in racing and his most devastating heartbreak in life. His Hendrick Motorsports organization fields four teams in NASCAR's premier series. The No. 48 of Johnson, the No. 5 of Kasey Kahne , the No. 24 of Sunoco Rookie of the Year candidate Chase Elliott , and the No. 88 of Dale Earnhardt Jr ., the series' most popular driver. On race days, Hendrick visits them all. After chatting with Johnson's group Sunday, Hendrick ducked into the No. 88 hauler, then the 5 and finally the 24. That the HMS transporters are parked next to one another helps expedite the process. Later, he speaks again briefly with the drivers and others out on the starting grid before the beginning of the race. "I start at the back of the grid and work my way to the front speaking to the drivers," Hendrick said of his own personal weekly grid walk. "It makes it hard sometimes when you've got one in the back, one in the front, one's going to the bathroom, things like that. It's tight between the time they get out of the truck (after driver introductions) and they start the race." That's the case at Martinsville, with Johnson starting uncharacteristically deep (24th) in the 40-car field, and Kahne pitting at the front thanks to a No. 2 qualifying effort. Slowing the process to a crawl are the fans and fellow competitors with whom Hendrick stops to chat as he makes his way from the frontstretch to the Turn 2 side of the series' smallest venue. The founder of a hugely successful NASCAR operation and automotive sales group, Hendrick remains an incredibly humble person. Fans that stop the team owner seeking an autograph get an autograph; those who ask for a photo get their picture taken with the team owner. The only request, coming again and again from those who help ferry their boss from one location to the next is a simple: "Give him room to walk, please." After stopping to offer Johnson and Earnhardt, who rolled off 21st, encouragement, Hendrick stops to speak with owner/driver Tony Stewart on pit road. Stewart remains sidelined after a back injury in a non-racing incident before the start of the season. His Stewart-Haas Racing organization purchases engines and much technical information from HMS, though that will change next season when SHR moves to Ford. SHR driver Kevin Harvick speaks briefly with Hendrick as well, then crew chief Rodney Childers. A few yards farther and it's Felix Sabates, minority owner of Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates, who steps around the cars on the grid to greet Hendrick. The team owner is still two teams shy of completing his task by the time the national anthem has ended and the planes in the flyover have flown over, colored smoke trailing from each. Elliott and Kahne are already behind the wheel, but Hendrick manages to lean in and speak to each before the window nets go up on their respective cars and the command is given to start engines. Hendrick will often visit each of the four teams' pit boxes, joining the crew chiefs, car chiefs and engineers for varying periods of time throughout the race. When the green flag finally falls, he's poised atop the No. 24 box of Elliott, standing in the background and watching the action unfold. Team owner Rick Hendrick, center, speaks to all of his drivers before a race -- Dale Earnhardt Jr . (left) is one of four. WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT "I just tell them good luck," Hendrick says of the pre-race conversations with his drivers. He offers words of encouragement to those who might be struggling, as well those who aren't. Staying out of trouble, making good adjustments and driving smart can pay off, he tells each one. Do that "and then you're going to be there," he says. "We've won a lot of races that way." Johnson, who has driven exclusively for Hendrick at the Sprint Cup level, calls his boss "a great motivator." "He can say a lot in a few words," the six-time champion said. "Here it would be, 'You know I won my first race here.' And just smile at you. "Yes sir. Message delivered. Let's go win another." RELATED: Top moments from Martinsville Of course, conversations can sometimes take a delightfully unexpected turn. "I can think back to my rookie year at Charlotte for qualifying," Johnson said. "There was some cool car I wanted to buy. He knew that I had ordered it through his dealership; I was going to lease it, and he stuck his head in (the window) just as I was getting ready to roll off for qualifying, and said 'You know how much I love to win the pole at home,' and I said 'I'm sure you do.' "He goes 'You won't have to worry about paying for that car if you win the pole.' " Johnson indeed wound up winning the pole for the 2002 Coca-Cola 600 . It was his first pole at a non-restrictor plate track. It wasn't until he was headed home, he said, that he remembered the owner's comments. "I was like 'Damn! I got a car out of this!' " Johnson said. "So I call him and go 'Hey what about that car?' and he goes 'No problem. A deal's a deal.' " There have been similar deals, some that paid off and some that didn't. But the primary message on Sunday for each team was straightforward and simple. "I'm here to support you," Hendrick said. "Give them that moral support and acknowledge how hard they work. "It's easy to be positive when you're winning every week, but when you're not, to come back with the right attitude to work together, figure it out and not point blame. We're a team. Drivers are going to make mistakes, crew chiefs are going to make a bad call, and pit stops are going to be bad. Nobody's perfect. Just keeping them all motivated. That's it." THE TRIP THAT NEARLY WASN'T Winning at Martinsville is special for Hendrick. At only .526 miles, it is the smallest venue on the Sprint Cup Series circuit. From an emotional standpoint, it might well be the biggest for him. As a kid, Hendrick traveled with his father, Joe, from their home in South Hill, Virginia, to watch the races. The younger Hendrick got Richard Petty's autograph "in Turn 4 down there," he said. "I don't remember how old I was. "I used to pull for Rex White here in the convertible (division)." Martinsville eventually became the launching pad for Hendrick Motorsports , known as All-Star Racing in 1984 when a former Modified driver from Chemung, New York, named Geoff Bodine put the team in Victory Lane for the very first time. "Had we not won this race in 1984, I wouldn't be here today," the car owner said. "That's how close it was. We had made the decision to close the shop until we got a sponsor. You know, usually when you do that, you never come back. "But Harry (Hyde, crew chief) talked me into coming up here and Bodine won the race. The rest is history. We owe the track a lot." There have been 22 more wins at Martinsville for the organization since Bodine's victory. Most were celebrated. Jimmie Johnson' s win in the Subway 500 on October 24, 2004 was not. It was Johnson's first short-track victory. It was the day Hendrick, feeling under the weather, chose to stay home. And it was the day a company plane carrying 10 passengers, including son, Ricky, and brother, John Hendrick, president of the company, crashed while attempting to land at Blue Ridge Airport in nearby Stuart, Virginia. There were no survivors. Saturday, the day before this year's STP 500 , was Ricky Hendrick's birthday. He would have been 36. "It was kind of one of those days where -- I really thought about this morning just not coming," said Hendrick, adding that returning to the spring race each year is difficult but that "it's really hard to come back in the fall. "Once I'm here with the guys, that's what those guys would have wanted me to do," he said. "When you come back and fly in you think about that." He returned for the spring race in 2005, and the reception from fans, officials and other competitors "just blew me away," Hendrick said. Skipping the fall race, he learned that "sometimes it's harder not to be here than to be here. "As tough as it is, at home it's worse. You're watching it or maybe you don't want to watch it. It's hard to explain," he said. "But I think I've learned that it's going to be tough because it was so much of a loss that day. But being here is easier than being at home thinking about it." 'LET'S GO TO TEXAS' A constant, cool breeze eventually pushed Hendrick inside one of his team's haulers for the completion of Sunday's race. It had been a trying day, and while a glimmer of hope remained in the closing laps, it turned out to be a rare un-Hendrick-like day in the series' first of two annual stops at Martinsville. Johnson finished ninth, Earnhardt Jr. 14th, Elliott 20th and Kahne 22nd. "When you have days like this, I do more trying to console them than anything else," Hendrick said, removing the radio headset that had kept him in contact with each of his four teams throughout the day. "I always just try to tell them, 'Let's go to Texas.' " The teams will gather Tuesday to go over what worked and what didn't, filing it away for later in the year when the series returns. But the focus will be on the upcoming race this weekend at Texas Motor Speedway . "We've been good on the mile-and-a-half stuff," he said. "They'll just have to decipher where they think they were off here." The man whose teams have won 11 premier series titles and 242 races -- including nearly two dozen here -- headed back outside into the fading light and growing shadows. "This is," he admitted, "a humbling sport." MORE: Key takeaways from Martinsville
Groseclose's passion where rubber meets the road
Meet @nascartireguy and learn how he landed a job in the sport he loves FOLLOW: @nascartireguy on Twitter CONCORD, N.C. -- David Groseclose carefully takes the 27-year-old photograph out of its frame for closer examination, making it easier to marvel at its full-circle nature. Back then, a 10-year-old David and his older brother, Jeff -- both wearing Scouts uniforms -- sidled up to an aspiring rookie driver named Brett Bodine to pose for a photograph at the boys' home track, Bristol Motor Speedway. When their father took that snapshot in 1988, none of the parties could have imagined that the younger Groseclose would one day report to Bodine. That day came in January 2014, when Groseclose, now 37, showed up for work at the NASCAR Research & Development Center as the sanctioning body's lead tire engineer. For Groseclose -- who appropriately tweets from the handle @nascartireguy -- the position was the realization of a childhood dream, which took root from years of attending races at the Bristol track, just 10 minutes from his hometown of Blountville, Tennessee. When Groseclose stumbled upon the job listing, the enthusiasm was palpable. "Tire engineer? What could be better?" he recalled telling his wife, Susan. "She said, 'if you don't apply for that job, I'm going to divorce you.' " It never came to that, Groseclose laughed. After an initial callback, Groseclose was on the phone with Bodine, leading to an interview with both him and Gene Stefanyshyn, NASCAR's senior vice president of innovation and racing development. RELATED: Go inside the NASCAR R&D Center "David was exactly what we wanted; he had a passion for the sport," Bodine said last weekend at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. "As you know, to survive the work schedule and the workload of this sport, you've got to have a passion for it. You can't treat this like a 9-to-5 job. During the interview process, I realized that. That's what really made myself and Gene Stefanyshyn feel really good about hiring David." Plenty of Groseclose's passion stems from his long-running association with NASCAR as a fan, attending his first Bristol race at age 5 and -- as best as he can recall -- falling asleep by the halfway point, overwhelmed by the sights and sounds. He'll be back Wednesday, overseeing an open test for Sprint Cup teams on the .533-mile track but also taking time to savor the homecoming in the Tennessee hills. MORE: Teams get ready for Bristol test In a year and a half on the job, Groseclose's responsibilities have included scheduling and supervising all Goodyear tire tests, analyzing data and driver feedback to help fellow engineers make informed choices for selecting the right compound for a given track. Groseclose said he meets with Goodyear officials on a weekly basis, but that open communication with NASCAR's tire partner is a daily process. He is also responsible for all sections of the NASCAR Rule Book regarding wheels and tires. Groseclose's diverse background includes seven years in the U.S. Navy, studies in the field of nuclear power and time spent on the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman, but his current duties are a natural extension of his seven-year stint with Bridgestone, where he served as the lead development coordinator and engineer for street tires. "Actually a lot of it transfers. Even though it's a racing tire, the construction, the basics are the same," Groseclose said. "Every tire's got a bead, every tire's got body-ply, every tire's got some type of belt. Now, passenger tires are steel belts and here they're not. The tread's a lot thicker on passenger tires because they've got to last a lot longer, but you can't have that thick of a tread on a racing tire because it heats up too much. If it gets too hot, it'll start coming apart. "A lot of it's the same, but parts of it are different because of the extreme conditions that racing tires have to go through." In addition to his work experience, Groseclose continues to draw upon his upbringing as a NASCAR enthusiast in the R&D setting, with Stefanyshyn often asking him to put on his "fan hat" in discussions about improving competition. That role goes even further back; Groseclose's actual fan hat from his youth was one loaded with souvenir pins, proudly displaying his status as a card-carrying member of the Harry Gant Fan Club. Groseclose's father attended Bristol's second-ever race in its inaugural season with his father, watching Joe Weatherly edge Rex White in a battle of NASCAR Hall of Famers in the 1961 Southeastern 500. His parents remain season-ticket holders. Now Groseclose shares his love of the sport with the next generation, his three young boys -- ages 8, 5 and 3, with a fourth child on the way, due in December. The only difference is that now it's not just a pastime for Groseclose, it's part of his life's work. "I loved the job I had before. I worked with really good people and it was a great job," Groseclose said. "I had no inclination of changing jobs, but when your dream job comes up, you've got to do something, right?" FULL SERIES COVERAGE • Latest news • Standings • Schedule
Sprint Most Popular Driver voting update
RELATED: Cast your vote today Less than one week remains before voting ends in the annual NMPA Most Popular Driver award, which means it's crucial for NASCAR fans to vote. And they've answered the call recently. Last week saw a 14.9 percent increase in total number of votes cast from the previous week. That number speaks to how deep the passion runs for NASCAR fans -- and also how passionate fans remain digitally savvy. Voting has never been easier, either at www.mostpopulardriver.com or the NASCAR Mobile App. Are you doing your part for your favorite driver? Remember, the NMPA Sprint Most Popular Driver award is the only major NASCAR award determined solely by fan vote. Voting ends Nov. 22 at 11:59 p.m. ET, so make sure your voice is heard. Voting is limited to one vote per person per email address per day. The winner of this year's award will be announced during the NBCSN broadcast of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Awards on Dec. 4 in Las Vegas. A $10,000 donation will be made to the winning driver's charity of choice. And just in case you need any extra motivation … Sprint has revealed the top 10 vote-getters thus far. Where is your favorite driver? The list below is in alphabetical order. Kyle Busch Dale Earnhardt Jr . Carl Edwards Jeff Gordon Kevin Harvick Jimmie Johnson Kasey Kahne Matt Kenseth Danica Patrick Tony Stewart Previous winners of the NMPA Sprint Most Popular Driver Award: Year – Recipient 2014 – Dale Earnhardt Jr . 2013 – Dale Earnhardt Jr . 2012 – Dale Earnhardt Jr . 2011 – Dale Earnhardt Jr . 2010 – Dale Earnhardt Jr . 2009 – Dale Earnhardt Jr . 2008 – Dale Earnhardt Jr . 2007 – Dale Earnhardt Jr . 2006 – Dale Earnhardt Jr . 2005 – Dale Earnhardt Jr . 2004 – Dale Earnhardt Jr . 2003 – Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 2002 – Bill Elliott 2001 – Dale Earnhardt 2000 – Bill Elliott 1999 – Bill Elliott 1998 – Bill Elliott 1997 – Bill Elliott 1996 – Bill Elliott 1995 – Bill Elliott 1994 – Bill Elliott 1993 – Bill Elliott 1992 – Bill Elliott 1991 – Bill Elliott 1990 – Darrell Waltrip 1989 – Darrell Waltrip 1988 – Bill Elliott 1987 – Bill Elliott 1986 – Bill Elliott 1985 – Bill Elliott 1984 – Bill Elliott 1983 – Bobby Allison 1982 – Bobby Allison 1981 – Bobby Allison 1980 – David Pearson 1979 – David Pearson 1978 – Richard Petty 1977 – Richard Petty 1976 – Richard Petty 1975 – Richard Petty 1974 – Richard Petty 1973 – Bobby Allison 1972 – Bobby Allison 1971 – Bobby Allison 1970 – Richard Petty 1969 – Bobby Isaac 1968 – Richard Petty 1967 – Cale Yarborough 1966 – Darel Dieringer 1965 – Fred Lorenzen 1964 – Richard Petty 1963 – Fred Lorenzen 1962 – Richard Petty 1961 – Joe Weatherly 1960 – Rex White 1959 – Jack Smith 1958 – Glen Wood 1957 – Fireball Roberts 1956 – Curtis Turner 1955 – Tim Flock 1954 – Lee Petty 1953 – Lee Petty
2015 NMPA Sprint Most Popular Driver Voting Opens Sunday
DARLINGTON, S.C. (Sept. 5, 2015) -- The National Motorsports Press Association and Sprint are pleased to announce that voting for the 2015 NMPA Sprint Most Popular Driver award will open Sunday, September 6. The NMPA Sprint Most Popular Driver award is the only major NASCAR award determined solely by fan vote. The voting period opened at 12:01 a.m. ET Sunday and runs through 11:59 p.m. ET on Sunday, November 22. Fans can visit www.mostpopulardriver.com to cast their vote for this year's award. Votes will also be received via the NASCAR Mobile application. Since the award's inception in 1953, 19 drivers have won the award. NASCAR Hall of Famer Bill Elliott has won the award more than any other driver (16 times). Dale Earnhardt Jr . has won it the last 12 years in a row. Voting is limited to one vote per person per email address per day. Fans are encouraged to share their votes on Facebook and Twitter. The official Twitter hashtag for the NMPA Sprint Most Popular Driver Award is #SprintMPD. Eligible drivers for the award are those who have declared to compete for the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship. "The Most Popular Driver Award is one of the NMPA's most significant awards, and I'm very pleased to partner with Sprint again this year," said NMPA President Brian Nelson. "We expect the 2015 vote to be one of the biggest yet." The winner of this year's award will be announced during the NBC Sports Network broadcast of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Awards on Dec. 4 in Las Vegas. A $10,000 donation will be made to the winning driver's charity of choice. The Most Popular Driver award program is one of the longest-running awards presented each year by the National Motorsports Press Association. Previous winners of the NMPA Sprint Most Popular Driver Award: Year – Recipient 2014 – Dale Earnhardt Jr . 2013 – Dale Earnhardt Jr . 2012 – Dale Earnhardt Jr . 2011 – Dale Earnhardt Jr . 2010 – Dale Earnhardt Jr . 2009 – Dale Earnhardt Jr . 2008 – Dale Earnhardt Jr . 2007 – Dale Earnhardt Jr . 2006 – Dale Earnhardt Jr . 2005 – Dale Earnhardt Jr . 2004 – Dale Earnhardt Jr . 2003 – Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 2002 – Bill Elliott 2001 – Dale Earnhardt 2000 – Bill Elliott 1999 – Bill Elliott 1998 – Bill Elliott 1997 – Bill Elliott 1996 – Bill Elliott 1995 – Bill Elliott 1994 – Bill Elliott 1993 – Bill Elliott 1992 – Bill Elliott 1991 – Bill Elliott 1990 – Darrell Waltrip 1989 – Darrell Waltrip 1988 – Bill Elliott 1987 – Bill Elliott 1986 – Bill Elliott 1985 – Bill Elliott 1984 – Bill Elliott 1983 – Bobby Allison 1982 – Bobby Allison 1981 – Bobby Allison 1980 – David Pearson 1979 – David Pearson 1978 – Richard Petty 1977 – Richard Petty 1976 – Richard Petty 1975 – Richard Petty 1974 – Richard Petty 1973 – Bobby Allison 1972 – Bobby Allison 1971 – Bobby Allison 1970 – Richard Petty 1969 – Bobby Isaac 1968 – Richard Petty 1967 – Cale Yarborough 1966 – Darel Dieringer 1965 – Fred Lorenzen 1964 – Richard Petty 1963 – Fred Lorenzen 1962 – Richard Petty 1961 – Joe Weatherly 1960 – Rex White 1959 – Jack Smith 1958 – Glen Wood 1957 – Fireball Roberts 1956 – Curtis Turner 1955 – Tim Flock 1954 – Lee Petty 1953 – Lee Petty


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I was arrested for a 3rd DUI. I hired Attorney Eric Mikovch and was looking at a mandatory minimum of one year in state prison. He got my "Refusal" tossed out of court and my DUI reduced down from Highest Rate BAC to General Impairment. I thought my life and career was over. I am very grateful I hired Eric Mikovch as my Defense Attorney. He is very diligent and very brilliant.
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I was arrested for three DUIs in a matter of 6 months. I hired Attorney Mikovch. He handled all three cases and ultimately consolidated them into one day before the Judge. I was terrified, but Attorney Mikovch performed a miracle - I received electronic monitoring with no jail. I have not had a drop of alcohol and my life goal is to never drink again. I thought I was headed to state prison. I am very thankful I hired Attorney Mikovch. He literally gave my life a second chance.
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I was a first time offender I was charged in a drug case , conspiracy with 4 other felony counts and 4 misdemeanor counts. Well I was out on ROR I caught another docket which included pharmaceuticals, which held 3 felony counts and 3 misdemeanor counts remember I caught this docket well awaiting sentencing.
I fired my first lawyer because he offered me 1 year probation and 6 month's house arrest for just first before I got 2nd well on ror. So I hired Eric, I declined the offer the da offered me because I would of been a felon under the age of 23!
With both dockets and being a first time offender since I was never proven guilty when I caught second case. So after 7 felonies & 7 misdemeanors, I was charged with one ungraded misdemeanor.
The lawyer before Eric told me there was no way I was not going to be a felon... But Eric did that for me and I am forever great fun people make bad choices and hangout with the wrong people and become a felon at 20 year's old I'm happy that wasn't me due to Eric!!! Thank you.
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Attorney Mikovch is one of the Managing Partners for the Quinn Law Firm, the third largest law firm in the Northwest Pennsylvania Region located in Erie, PA. He is responsible for managing the business of the firm, the attorneys, along with his own practice areas. He welcomes the opportunity to discuss any legal issue over the telephone, FREE OF CHARGE, to see if he or one of his attorneys may be able to help. In almost every instance, he is prompt to respond to any legal question and will outline in detail if his law firm may be able to help. Attorney Mikovch will be candid if he believes their legal services will not assist a case and respectfully decline representation. It is extremely comforting to be able to speak with one person that will consider any legal issue, and if legal services can be provided, he will either handle it himself or connect you with the right attorney at his office with the legal resources to back up the first-rate, quality, legal representation desired.
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Millcreek Township Police accused me of aggravated assault and other charges. I did not do any of this, and the person accusing me was completely lying. Attorney Mikovch worked for weeks digging into the facts of my case, interviewing possible witnesses, reviewing documents, and preparing questions to ask the liar. At my hearing, Attorney Mikovch cross examined the victim for almost an hour. When he was done, the District Judge threw out my entire case. The lies were exposed only because Eric's ability to trap and catch the witness contradicting himself time and time again. All charges were dismissed. Thank you Eric! I told you I will send all of my friends and family to you if they need a lawyer,
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I was wrongly accused of a crime. It took the State Police almost one year to charge me. Through the recommendation of one of my co-workers, I contacted Attorney Eric Mikovch. Eric called me back, immediately set up an appointment, and instructed me not to discuss my case or make any additional statements to the po-po. I went to a hearing. Eric cross-examined the cops, witnesses, and the alleged victim. At the end of the hearing, the case against was dismissed in its entirety.
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I was charged with DUI. I was facing a mandatory minimum of 1 year jail time, likely state prison. Attorney Mikovch handled my preliminary hearing, conducted discovery, and filed a motion to suppress the evidence in my case. At my suppression hearing, the Judge agreed with Attorney Mikovch and stated the police violated my constitutional rights. The evidence in my case was thrown out, and the District Attorney's Office did not appeal the judges decision. I walked out of the courthouse with my freedom, family, and job all still apart of my life. I have not had a drop of alcohol since. My last chance will not be wasted.
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I worked with Eric on my case for 10 months +. I was charged with terrible felony and misdemeanor charges based upon a completely inadequate and substandard police investigation. They (police) had convicted me in their eyes even before I was charged. Eric took my case to a jury trial in Erie County that lasted approx. three days. He destroyed the credibility of the police detective that charged me, and he overwhelmed this police detective with cross examination and use of discoverable police reports. Attorney Mikovch destroyed the star prosecution witness on cross examination and exposed her as a liar, and used the prosecution's own child forensics expert Dr. on cross examination to our advantage to prove I could have not committed the crimes. The jury deliberated for only 45 minutes and came back with a verdict of Not Guilty on all criminal counts. I literally owe Eric my life.
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This guy is no angel but he didn't deserve to be treated far worse than Obama treats terrorists.May 3, 2012 After his release, Daniel Chong spent five days in the hospital for dehydration, kidney failure, cramps and a perforated esophagus. He had lost 15 pounds.
So the guy was falsely imprisoned then denied basic needs which almost killed him. What type of leadership whould allow this kind of thing to happen? Oh yeah Obama
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Luminous Apartment in Vibrant Bairro Alto
Size70 m²
Floor No.2
- Kitchen
- Washer/dryer
- Balcony/terrace
- Internet/WiFi
- Towels
|Rua da Barroca, 1200-047 Lisbon, Portugal
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In 3 minutes walking distance you can reach the elegant and beautiful Chiado, that leads you to the downtown of the city (Baixa) and Rossio, in less than 10 minutes by foot.
All transports are very close: metro station of Baixa-Chiado (green/blue line), tram 28 and bus 758 are on a 3 minutes walking distance! The train stations of Rossio and Cais do Sodré are only 10 minutes away.
The apartment is set on a XVI century's building, which was recently redecorated and updated but still has some antique elements that are being kept for centuries, like the balconies made of stone and wrought iron, the old style wood doors, etc.
This is the perfect choice to go out at night for a drink, to eat well in a great variety of traditional or modern restaurants and enjoy the enviroment from the balcony. It's a one lifetime experience!
The area is typically Lisboeta and has a true traditional neighborhood feeling. The morning light offer you a pleasant breakfast while enjoying a bit of sunshine on the balcony.
The streets covered with cobbled stones and historic buildings with 500 years, create the sensation of being in the Medieval age for a few moments!
The apartment hosts comfortably 4 people in 2 double beds.
The apartment is placed on the 2nd floor, with some steep steps and there is no elevator in this kind of traditional buildings. Therefore, is not suitable for wheelchair users or people with mobility difficulties.
- 2 double bedroom with real mattress (160cm x 200cm)
- 1 living room with dining area
- 1 kitchen with tableware, microwave, fridge, electric stove and oven, washing machine, iron, coffee machine, kettle, toaster and other small kitchen appliances.
- 1 bathroom with shower and hairdryer
- Cable TV
- Free wifi internet
- Towels & bed sheets included
- Electric Heating & Fan
- Balconies with street view
- Wood floors
- Toilet and cleaning products: toilet paper, shower gel/ shampoo, hands soap, first aid material, trash bags, dish detergent, clothes soap, softner and home cleaning products.
The apartment is cleaned before arrival and bed sheets and towels are changed. For stays longer than 1 week, towels and sheets are changed upon request.
On the arrival, some welcome gifts will be at your disposal!
Bairro Alto is a traditional district and one of the most beautiful historic neighbourhoods of the city.
The narrow and cobbled streets together with building facades decorated with beautiful tiles, clothes drying, traditional Lisbon lamps and flowerpots make of Bairro Alto a very picturesque place.
Inside Bairro Alto, you will find plenty of trendy restaurants serving fresh fish, traditional grocery stores, art galleries, bookshops, stylish alternative fashion shops, pubs and Fado houses.
Bairro Alto is quiet during the daytime and lively at night where you can hear a mixture of Fado music with rock, jazz and house music!
Chiado is only step ahead. It's well-known for it's elegance of bookshops, style cafes, trendy restaurants, art noveau jewellery shops and luxurious international shops.
On the top of Bairro Alto, there is Principe Real quarter, a cool actual urban chic area known for it's viewpoint of São Pedro de Alcântara, art galleries, fashion Vintage shops, a biologic market every Saturday morning inside of it's shady garden and also gay bars are popular.
- Metro: BAIXA-CHIADO (3 min by foot). The best way to arrive to the apartment for only 1,40€.
- Bus: 758 (to Cais do Sodré, Príncipe Real, Amoreiras, Sete Rios)
- Tram: E28 (to Estrela, Campo de Ourique, Bairro Alto, Baixa, Chiado, Alfama, Castelo)
- Train: Cais do Sodré station (to visit Belém, Estoril & Cascais) and Rossio Station (to visit Sintra) are 10 min by foot or 1 metro station
- Ferry Boats (Cais do Sodré) is 10 min by foot
- Taxi: to and from airport approx 15€
Bus (Rua da Misericórdia):150m
Tram 28 (Camões Square): 200m
Metro (Baixa-Chiado): 300m
Train (Cais do Sodré): 800m
Train (Rossio): 800m
Ferry boat (Cais do Sodré): 800m
Santa Justa Lift: 650m
Viewpoints of São Pedro de Alcântara: 450m
Viewpoint of Santa Catarina: 350m
Principe Real: 400m
Avenida da Liberdade: 650m
Baixa: 500m
Rua Augusta: 900m
Praça do Comércio: 1,1km
S. Jorge Castle: 1,6km
Alfama: 1,2km
My main aim is that you have a great experience in Lisbon.
I love to stay in contact with my guests from the first moment of their first message! I can provide tips about my favourite restaurants, sightseeing, places outside of the touristic path or something more specific that you might need!
You can tell me about your interests and I will help you to plan your stay, so you can enjoy the city the best way possible!
You can count on me for any problem you might have during your stay inside or outside of the apartment.
On arrival, I will meet you at the apartment and give you the keys. I have maps and touristic information available.
Just come and be a local, you won't regret!
- We will provide one set of keys from the building door and from the apartment door. Every time you leave the apartment, please lock the door of the apartment and make sure the building door stays closed.
- Make sure you don't let electric devices turned on as well as lamps and candles.
- On rainy days, is very important to close the windows.
- No pets are allowed.
- For stays longer than 8 nights a house-cleaning will be scheduled in the middle of the period. Bed linen and towels will be provided.
Most important, enjoy your stay!
|Weekly rate for up to 2 guests
|Monthly rate for up to 2 guests
|Price for > 2 guests
|$ 17 US per guest/night extra
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Very nice appartment, clean and comfortable and a very friendly host (Pedro gave us delicious sweets - pastels de belem - and is always able to help you with any further problem).
The kitchen has everything necessary in it and the bathroom is also beautiful.
The appartment is in an excellent location ( bairro alto) for getting quickly into the old-town, the sea and the metro ( baixa chiado) is only five minutes away.
For our next trip in lisbon we would definitely take this appartment again.
I highly recommend this apartment is very nice, well-equipped (kitchen with everything to get food, a bathroom with hairdryer, household appliances such as iron and even a washing machine) and very bright and airy and Bena is located in a strategic position to reach in a few minute walk the streets of downtown Lisbon and the beautiful attractions of the city.
Pedro was gentissimo: offered us the sweets on arrival in Lisbon (Pastel de Nata) and gave us good suggestions for sightseeing.
If you were to return in the future, in this fantastic city, back to this apartment!
I'd like to advise you this apartment since it is a beautiful apartment, very well-equipped and luminous and
in a very good and strategic position to reach the center of Lisbon.
Pedro is a really kind host: he left some typical pastries of Lisboa at our arrival and gave us some good suggestions to visit Lisbon.
So in the future, if we come again in this fantastic city, we will, of course, choose this apartment!
Consiglio vivamente questo appartamento è molto bello, ben attrezzato (cucina con tutto per farsi da mangiare, bagno con phon, elettrodomestici come ferro da stiro e persino la lavatrice) e molto luminoso e bena areato e si trova in una posizione strategica per raggiungere in pochi minuti a piedi le vie del centro di Lisbona e le bellezze attrattive della città.
Pedro è stato gentissimo: ci ha offerto all'arrivo i dolci tipici di Lisbona (Pastel de Nata) e ci ha dato buoni suggerimenti per visitare la città.
Se dovessi ritornare in futuro , in questa fantastica città, ritornerò in questo appartamento!
I'd like to advise you this apartment since it is a beautiful apartment, very well-equipped and luminous and
in a very good and strategic position to reach the centre of Lisbon.
Pedro is a really kind host: he left some typical pastries of Lisboa at our arrival and gave us some good suggestions to visit Lisbon.
So in the future,if we come again in this fantastic city , we will, of course, choose this apartment!
The stay was wonderful in a dream city ...
Joana was very welcome on our arrival and Leadership friendly neighborhoods and restaurants.
Barrio Alto is a very lively at night, ideal for young people, with many bars.
We highly recommend this apartment where we spent a wonderful holiday!
Le séjour était magnifique dans une ville de rêve ...
Joana nous a très bien accueillis a notre arrivée et diriger dans des quartiers et restaurants sympathiques.
Barrio alto est un quartier très vivant le soir, idéal pour les jeunes, avec de nombreux bars.
Nous recommandons vivement cet appartement dans lequel nous avons passé de formidables vacances !
Es ist eine sehr hübsche Wohnung, die durch ihre zentrale Lage optimal ist. Zur Metro und in den historischen Stadtkern sind es nur wenige Schritte. Die Übergabe der Schlüssel durch Pedro war sehr zuverlässig. Er hat uns sehr freundlich begrüßt und dafür gesorgt, dass es in der Woche einmal frische Handtücher und Bettwäsche gab. Der Tipp, Ohrenstöpsel für die Nacht mitzunehmen, ist wichtig. Das Viertel, in dem die Wohnung liegt, ist nachts sehr lebhaft und laut. Wen das nicht stört, für den ist diese Wohnung super. Wir bedanken uns bei Pedro für seine Hilfe und Freudlichkeit. Es hat uns sehr gut in der Wohnung und in Lissabon gefallen. Obrigada!
Pedro hat uns sehr herzlich empfangen - sogar mit kleinem Willkommensgeschenk. Er hat uns auch sehr gute Tipps zu Ausflugszielen, Restaurants usw. gegeben und war zuverlässig mit der Schlüsselübergabe bzw. Wohnungsabgabe.
Die Wohnung ist sehr geschmackvoll eingerichtet und hat keine Mängel. Auch die Lage war sehr zentral im historischen Bairro alto und ist iin der Nähe von der Tramlinie 28 und einer U-Bahn Station. Der einzige Nachteil war, dass die Wohnung im Ausgangsviertel liegt und somit war es jede Nacht bis früh morgens lärmig. Pedro erwähnte jedoch, dass die Stadt nun aufgrund der Lärmbelastung Einschränkungen plant.
We spent an incredible time in Lisbon. the apartment is fantastic, clean and perfectly located. we like it very well. Obrigado por todo Pedro. will certainly come again.
Really good stay. Friendly welcome. Everything fine in the flat. As it lies in the Bairro Alto area it is rather loud on the street. So it fits if you want to enjoy the night life in this fascinating city.
Accommodation meets in full the description, clean, equipped with everything and as a strategic location as close to the metro and tram. Pedro is a guy extremely available and very serious. The delicious pastel de nata who offered before departure.
If I return to Lisbon I would stay definitely by him
Alloggio rispondente in pieno la descrizione, pulitissimo,attrezzato di tutto e strategico come posizione in quanto vicino alla fermata metro e tram. Pedro è un ragazzo disponibilissimo e molto serio. Buonissime le pastel de nata che ci ha offerto prima della partenza.
Se dovessi tornare a Lisbona alloggerei sicuramente da lui
Perfectly situated apartment in the nicest neighborhood of Lisbon!
Perfect gelegen appartement in de leukste wijk van Lissabon!
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This is basic..and the most consistently cheap price place to stay so close to Heathrow...The likes of the major chains prices vary hugely, depending on date of travel and whether or not you book well in advance..eg:Premier Inn--if you can get their deal for £19- £50 you will enjoy a better experience.If you are budget sensitive and can accept basic/varying standards,this lodge will do you well.
For £25 or there abouts,this is about as good as you will get so close to Heathrow..which is why so many people use it. As per other hotels, there is transport to the airport that you have to book..but it is free.Failing that, local transport from the bus stop 30 metres away is free.And there is the free bus Hoppa.So there is no transport disadvantage to staying here.
You may find that the reception area is far better appointed than your own room..some have been refurbished and some have not.You may find you are not in the main building and staying in a house with your own room almost next door.Don't expect your TV to work, although reception will show surprise if it does not..longer term residents have said this is normal but they seem to get away with it without offering compensation.If your TV does work,you may only get one channel !!
There is a day room where you can access wi-fi,(not free) boil a kettle and use a micro-wave.It is comfortable and well lit with natural light and probably a nicer place to be than your own room for any length of time.
Alternatively..go to the KINGS ARMS across the road, which seems to be open and doing food all day until 10pm.It is newly refurbished,COMFORTABLE AND CLEAN, has free wi-fi provided provided you buy a drink or something, has much nicer lavatories than in some of the Lodge rooms, Sky TV and VERY CHEAP home cooked food for all nationalities.(eg:bowl of chips £2,prawn cocktail £3.50, Sushi, curries and so on).Also a breakfast which the Lodge cannot provide and the Kings Arms will be far cheaper than at the airport or Premier Inn type hotel.
My suggestion is that if you are seeking a cheap place to stay, maybe even for more than one night, give this place a go and make your own mind up as to whether you will come again.It's also a cheap option from which to use the free local transport to get to the airport station and into London.
Reception can be a bit slow and do not expect to be shown to your room.All the staff are friendly and polite.
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Skip to comments.Fight Back, Mr. President: Shouldn't the president defend his honor?
Posted on 11/04/2005 1:55:54 PM PST by jmc1969
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Hmmm! Now that's a possibility. I hope so. We shall see.
All will be made clear in the next few months. Chess, not checkers.
Bush must attack, and defend his honor, and the whole Administration must attack with him. This is an honorable and just man, and an honorable and just war. Bush has allowed the craven and the dishonorable to have the stage long enough.
Be Seeing You,
As much as I worry about our good President when he travels to foreign countries, why shouldn't he have gone to Argentina. And to those that say he shouldn't have gone...after 9/11, did these people say we should all stay home and cower in corners??? Our President is a courageous man. God bless our President!!
I agree.
Latest polls show a majority NOW doubt his honesty and integrity, thanks to the constant "Bush lied" mantra from the MSM and the misrepresentation of the CIA leak nonsense.
It angers and disgusts me that the TRUTH is not being put out there by the White House and Republicans to counteract this campaign of misinformation.
I feel like they almost deserve to be smeared.
The media MAKES UP how poor Bush is doing.
Okay, I just had to check in ... my kids have colds, I just started a job,, my husband is totally stressed out about a job interview process, and now, the minute I log on to FR, suddenly "only I" can find the freaking saline solution to clean out my daughter's nose.
To make a long story short, I can't really read through the whole thread, and I regret that.
But after reading (as much as I could have of) this article, all I can say is: Reports of the demise of the George Bush presidency have been greatly exaggerated.
People are behind him. I truly believe the conservative base is backing him 100%--Judge Alito is smart and qualified.
Okay, gotta go. I just received the evil eye and apparently I am the only person in the house who can find a box of Kleenex.
*rolls eyes*
'night, all. :)
I have never once heard a WH official say V. Plame was NOT covert - The WH / RNC allow this false premise to be set over and over - Show me once where any one with the WH has ever said "Plame was not covert, she was not outed by anyone" -
Furthermore with regard to Iraq, we will have to agree to disagree on this one - I see the WH staff along with the RNC and U.S. Senators routinely allowing false premise after false premise to be set by the MSM - They never set the premise correct before answering a question. They allow the false premise to be established (as fact) and then speak from there. This does terrible damage to the "truth".
As for the "no WMD's" line of attack by the MSM / DEM's - I have hardly ever heard the WH nor RNC take this on ...head on. State the fact that at least now we know (for certain) and we moved on Iraq for a dozen other reasons along side the perceived possible threat of WMD's. Attack those who charge "WMD'S were the sole reason we went to war in Iraq" - Call them out, call them liars and let the American public know that is not the case. The WH and RNC have refused to do this.
With all due respect ... and I know you're a long-time freeper.
And yeah, there has been a bit of stumbling on the Miers nomination, which was just piled on top of the whole media-created Katrina disaster.
So it does make people question. But I think with this Alito nomination, he has rallied people.
Who knows, in the end. You're right, that the Reps let the Dems criticize them too much.
And I do believe that the President is a very honorable and loyal man.
Maybe the Reps are just too scared of the media, in the end.
Okay, I do have to go, just wanted to say that I appreciated your post and I am not at all sure what is the best strategy to help the president.
'latest polls'
....and just how many people were polled, I wonder?? I belong to 3 Republican Clubs and a County Executive Committee (with over 100 members). EVERY person who supported and voted for George W Bush, continues to support him......and, if it was possible, we'd vote for him again!!! The media plants seeds and the gullible swallow them.
I'm waiting to see the polls that say ANYTHING else.
I'm skeptical too, but where are they?
Even FOX News is talking about the President's numbers being in the crapper.
And his trustworthiness..which was his strongest point NOW being negative is really sad.
I blame it on the fact Bush won't defend himself and neither will the wimpy Republicans in Congress.
Lately, Fox news has "jumped on the bandwagon". They now have Weasle Clark, Bob Beckel, Marvin Kalb and Martin Frost as commentators....in addition to Geraldine Ferraro and Susan Estrich. Marvin Kalb!!!!!!!!! Fox keeps it up and they'll lose the audience that made them successful.
The President has to deal with 'real' and critical issues. He can't/won't waste our tax dollars with the whining 1st graders who keep calling him names. Don't know about you, but, I voted for G W Bush because I trusted him. I still trust him. And, I will not take advice or be influenced by Carl Levin, Kennedy,Reid, Schumer, Kerry or the liberal media on who is trustworthy. Now if they want to advise on how to be disingenuous, divide the country, make negative statements, embolden our enemies and be paid for many years while accomplishing nothing....I'd listen cause they seem to be experts in these areas.
Yes! FOX confuses me sometimes.
John Gibson enfuriated me the other night by using a Dem talking point to introduce a segment about the Libby CIA leak trial.
But before I could email him my objection, he had an even more powerful segement totally ripping the Dems and their phony "Bush Lied" accusations about the Iraq war.
It was amazing.
Chiller, I absolutely agree with you. This fight has been incessant for five years, and I'm sure it's taking a toll. All the more reason to keep W up in prayer. And also to get rid of McClellan. I'd love to see Ann Coulter get the White House spokesperson job. It won't happen, but I can dream....
Tax cuts
Rejecting the Kyoto treaty
Replacng the head of the Civil Rights Comision
Refusing to join the World Court
Refusing to accept the Clinton EPA's aresenic levels
ANWR passed through the budget bill
Lots more is available.
I could go on for hours.
Correct. The war on terror will continue past the end of Bush's term, and we cannot afford to let some appeasing Democrat take over in '09. As I said earlier, Bush needs to somewhat be in "campaign" mode, in order to bolster support for his foreign policy, even more than Iraq itself.
Yet somehow, my home page says my first election where I cast a vote was in 1968.
Can a sperm cells cast a vote? I know illegal aliens and convicted felons are voting, but are sperm cells now voting also?
I don't care what your home page says. I know what you confessed to in the Miers wars.
Yes, and I applaud all those.
It is too bad those are outweighed by so much other stuff, especially on the fiscal side, but those were positive moves. We need far more of those and far less of what we have gotten out of this president's tenure. Way too much liberal, leftist moves, and thus the mini-rebellion over his Miers pick.
I hope the rebellion over Miers that forced his hand to pick Alito shocked him and he now realizes conservatives voted him into power and Congress into the majority. The RATs are waging a jihad against the USA and the Republicans; Bush needs to wake up and start the counter attacks and lead this CONSERVATIVE nation forward.
This whole "Bush Lied" and "no WMDs" nonsense is infuriating. I'm sure Bush believes that history will vindicate him, but that's fine if you're expecting vindication 5 or 10 years from now; but for now, his inability or unwillingness to take the naysayers to task makes it look to the great center of the electorate like perhaps his position and policies are indefensible.
What was that? I am not 24. Where did you see that?
Maybe in metric years... :-)
Stupid article. A President "fight back" sounds to the bulk of the pulbic as a President with something to hid". Instead of feebling pretending to defend the President by regurgitating all the Democrat Talking point lies, Kristol should be using his position and column to help the attack that utter stupidty of the Demos actions this week, little Billy makes yet another one of his childish, hnadwringing "Oh fight back Mr President." whines.
Hey whine all the time Choirs, why don't YOU fight back FOR once instead of piling on Buss? I, for one, am competely sick of these RINO handwringers like Kirstol.
I often wish I were 24, especially when I go to beach and see the latest bikini fashions.
However, I was born in 1951. Thank gosh my stunningly beautiful Latina wife is a hell of a lot younger than me or I would daydream about being 24 a lot more often.
When did the Ronald Reagan's Conservative Movement get taken over by a bunch of whiners? Why should Bush waste any time going to war for a party that spends 9/10ths of it's time whining about him instead of fighting with him?
Bush gives a couple dozen speeches a week. How much coverage even by supposedly "Conservative" media do you ever hear? Maybe Conservatives should spend less time whining about "Why doesn't Bush fight back" and spend more time fighting. Waiting for the Media to suddenly love Conservatives is a waste of time. How about you quit hoping and start helping us destroy it instead?
I think most of us are completely sick of listening to the dozens of threads started by people who think whining about Bush excuses them from actually having to do things. It does NOT. All it does is make most of us wonder who's side they REALLY are on. Claiming to be a Bush supporter then posting nothing by 100% hyper hysteric whiny threads is NOT helping.
I disagree.
Excerpt from my home page:
A crucial lesson was learned in the Harriet Miers/Sam Alito episode. True conservatives rose up and voiced extreme outrage at such a weak pick by President Bush. Should Sam Alito be confirmed, the credit for nominating him belongs to the true conservative activists who forced Bush's hand to withdraw Miers and name Alito. If confirmed, true conservative activists will have changed the course of US history. Cheering on Bush and the Republcans like blind fan club members does not help the conservative cause, it helps the radical left's cause. Voicing outrage and criticizing President Bush and the Republicans is the BEST way we can help in reclaiming this nation from the far left.
We both want the same thing, but we disagree on tactics. The only way to move the nation to the right is to do what we did with Miers--rise up and rebel against Republican liberalism, bad picks, and liberal agenda. Criticism against the Republicans' liberal moves gains us far more yardage than supporting liberal, RINO agenda, which actually helps the RATs' cause.
I heartily disagree with you.
John Gibson is awesome. He has been done a great job of getting out the truth about the Dims and Joe Wilson. John is very patriotic! I cheer when listening to his 'My Word' segment.
The Whitehouse policy (and I believe it is a correct policy) is to not comment on an active investigation. It is a bit like the military policy of "We can neither confirm nor deny...." Of course, that policy only works if it is applied consistently. As soon as you confirm or deny once, your "silence" is no longer credible. In the end, the truth on this investigation is now known. Plame obviously was not covert. The only people who deny this are the lying media.
With regard to Iraq...both the WH and the RNC have repeatedly pointed out what the President repeatedly says. They repeatedly point out exactly what you demand they point out. But again, everytime they do, the media overwhelms the truth with a constant barrage of "we went to war over WMD's".
The bottomline is, neither the WH or the RNC can overwhelm the huge media effort against them. No WH can. Remember Tet? Fortunately, with the internet the American public can now take matters into its own hands. The liberal media no longer has a monopoly on disseminating information. Viewership of every news show but those on Fox is in a freefall. Every single liberal newspaper is in full decline. The last weapon of the liberal media is phony poll data, but word is getting out that the polls are based on biased data. Soon, they will have nothing left. The American public will eventually defeat what no government agency or political party can. The American public will bring an end the lying, liberal media dynasty.
All media polls are worthless and designed to generate news. Go to www.rasmussenreports.com. They poll regularly (in some cases daily). They don't shift their demographics to fit their agenda.
EXACTLY what I've been saying for a couple of years now. He needs to debunk these BS charges... It may be too late now, too many of our fellow Americans believe all of the BS being spewed by the left... After all, if these charges aren't answered by the inept GOP leadership - Cheney, Frist, Hastert, etc, why wouldn't most non-politically savvy Americans believe these lies? What a DISGRACE!
If Bush doesn't want to fight for himself and his policies, why should I care?
Well now, that is just plain 'ol nonsensical bunk.
The White House has the power of the pulpit. George Bush can make news and get the word out whenever he wants to. What do we get? We get happy ass BS about various topics at his news conference, radio address, a veritable mish-mash of unimportant banter. Senator Frist was on Sean Hannity's radio show Thursday and you know how that time was spent? Discussing the how $35 billion in "cuts" was such a bid deal, when in reality, it is no cut at all but a real increase in spending. A few other minutes were spent on the bird flu--why did't Frist spend time ripping the RATs to shreds for all the crap we got out of them the last week? How often do you see Hastert on TV? If at all, does he raise eyebrows with a conservative point? What about Hagel? Every time I see him on TV, he has nothing but Marxist liberal crap to jawbone about? Back to Bush, when was the last time that Bush got on a TV show? Ever? When Bush is at a news conference, when was the last time we heard something where we said, "Yea man!" It is always stuff the the RATs seem to want to hear.
Think for a second. What if Bush and the GOP Senators and Congressmen would have the emotion of the RATs in their speeches and TV appearances pounding the table for the conservative cause? Bush's poll ratings would be much higher.
We get silence!
We get hiding in the corner while the RATs dominate the airwaves. Just like the invasion of our borders where Bush sits by and does nothing while our national sovereignty gets sapped away, the RATs go on TV and scream their cause, but Bush and the other Republicans are nowhere to be seen.
Silence is not golden in politics. Silence is corrosive rust that eats away at your message and eats away at your popularity and eats away at whatever respect one has for you. Your statement that the WH and the GOP can't counter the MSM is not true. They can't because they don't try. They choose to be silent and turn the cheek the other way and say "slap me on the other cheek after you kick me in the groin but spit on me first."
While I can go along with the "official WH" policy of not talking about a current investigation - Where you are off on this Plame situation is....I have not seen ONE GOP talking head ever suggest she "wasn't" covert - While the WH may not be able to talk about certain events they most certainly can put people out there (at arm's length) from the WH who will take the lead in the fight -
This has not happened. At all with regard to Mrs. Plame / Wilson.
I'm not at all sure there has to be a point person as long as there are enough others to speak up. I also wish the Party would be m,ore vocal in their support but if you look back on his appointments, after all was said ans done he has not done badly and as far as the SC is concerned he is doing very well. He still has 3 years left and much can happen.
Oh, I see your back from the dark side. What's wrong, is the caterwauling over at the DU to much even for you?
I was in and out of my work truck all day, I heard part of that but not all.......
Yeah I don't understand him at all.
Um hmmmm. The media falls all over itself covering Bush's speeches and then offers accurate summations of them in subsequent articles. Where have you been for the last 5 years? Do you really think the Whitehouse controls our media? You are dreaming.
"when was the last time that Bush got on a TV show? Ever? When Bush is at a news conference, when was the last time we heard something where we said, "Yea man!""
You obviously missed his last press conference from the Rose Garden. The live thread on this site was full of comments similar to "Yea man!". This is obviously going to come as a bit of a shock to you, but pleasing "Dont_Tread_On_Me_888" doesn't appear to be at the top of the Whitehouse agenda. Meanwhile, Bush maintains the support of over 85% of Republican voters. Perhaps those voters are wise enough to realize that REPUBLICANS DO NOT CONTROL THE MEDIA ESTABLISHMENT. What part of that fact is beyond your understanding. The reason why a 10 second comment from Harry Reid leads nightly news shows while a 30 minute speech by our President gets no coverage, is because the media has an agenda. That you don't seem to understand that says all that needs to be said about your powers of perception. Perhaps that is why the Whitehouse has chosen to ignore your rants.
Who do you mean by "GOP talking head"? I have seen several political commentators make that fact very clear.
Why doesn't the RNC run ads of democrats saying Saddam had WMD? Run them in every state.
The only thing lacking is your grip on reality. What good is speaking from a pulpit when nobody hears your message. Go to WWW.Whitehouse.Gov and you will find a full list of every one of Bush's speeches. You can read them in their entirety. Than do a quick google search to find out how the press covered them. Ronald Reagan had just as many problems getting his message out as Bush. His second term was plagued with similar whining from all sides. Among other things, one of the problems both presidents have had to deal with is a bunch of weak kneed "supporters" whose first instinct is to whine when all the planets in the universe don't line up according to their desires.
Much like the game of football, it is won with the men upfront otherwise known as the offensive and defensive lines. If your team is blessed with speed and physical play on either side, you are going to win alot of games.
With Team Bush, "his Line", aka communications staff, is awful. McCleanen, the Press Secreatary, has always been awful and refuses to call a spade, a spade when the press gives him crap. And I have never been impressed with any of the others that come out and speak for the President. i despise the Clintons and the Rats like most here, but at least they have people that come out with force and defend their people. True, it's mostly lies, but at least they know how to do it. We don't have to lie as we have the truth and with just a little bit of flare, would be enough to stop the bleeding
Someone needs to leave a memo on the President's desk that telss him the "new tone" in DC was never there and will never be there. Their is no use in the using that playbook and it is time to shak up the staff and put people in their that will fight for him. It's sickening to see the pounding he is taking because no one from his staff or Congress for that matter (other than Peter King from NY) will come out and go on offense.
Again, you don't see the obvious. Reid, like all RATs, makes bold and startling statements. Reid, like all RATs, rakes Bush and the Republicans over the coals. The MSM likes that.
Here is what the MSM does not like--bland, politically correct, neutral, appeasing everybody blabber that is boring--the hallmark of Bush and the Republicans. Also, why should the MSM broadcast a Bush or a Republican quote when they are just liberal "appeasing to the RATs" banter? The MSM figures if they want to listen to liberal banter, they would rather have Manslaughter Kennedy or Scumbag deliver the speech or quote on national TV.
The RATs speak with passion (and hatred) and the MSM loves that. The Republicans talk and act like bland liberals and the MSM hates that.
You don't know much about marketing or advertising do you? Neither does Bush or the Republicans. They do not know how to market their agenda. They should get some Madison Avenue experts and spend some BIG bucks to teach these bland Mr. Nice Guys how to advertise their message properly. The Republicans do not know how to market themselves. If the Republicans or Bush were on the Apprentice, Donald Trump would surely fire them after the first round.
The RATs are waging a war against the Republicans. The Republicans are not fighting back. That is why the MSM ignores them, and why the poll numbers are sinking, and why our hopes to keep the RATs out of the White House and the majority are sinking also.
Really!?!? I guess that explains why similar comments by the likes of Tom Delay are repeated in their entirety on nightly newscasts. What's that? You say you don't remember Delay's comments being broadcast on network news? Maybe that is because the only coverage the media will give Delay is when he is indicted on phony charges. You really do have no understanding of how our media works do you? You really do believe the media would give Republicans equal time if only Republicans would utter "bold and startling statements" slamming democrats and liberal causes.
You really are out of touch with reality.
OK. I read it again. So you are saying you believe the media (which is over 85% democrat) only gives the democrats so much coverage because the democrats are more interesting? It has nothing to do with the media's liberal agenda? It is simply because Republicans are boring. If the Republicans were just more interesting the media would fall all over itself giving Republican causes equal and fair coverage. I got it now. In fact, it is becoming increasingly clear how out of touch you really are. You really do have NO IDEA what motivates our media establishment.
I suppose it is that same boring Republican message that has resulted in a Republican President, House and Senate and a majority of Republican governors. Despite the lack of the all important media support. Maybe the majority of Americans don't rely on the media to form their perceptions of what is important. Too bad you don't.
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My wife and I stayed here from June 15 to 19. While the place is beautiful, great food, nice rooms, very nice pool/beach, our vacation was marred by a reception agent named Raphael.
I was informed that reservations for the specialty restaurants had to be made in advance, and I called the hotel a week ahead and was told I couldn't do that and all would be explained at check in.
Raphael checked us in, and I asked about a reservation for that night and he said nothing was available for 6:30, only for the 9:00 time. Way too late for us. So he said we had to have the buffet, but he would make the reservations for the next 3 nights at the specialty restaurants for us. He even wrote them down for us. Well, he never made any reservations, he lied about that, as the next morning I checked and was told he did not have the authority to make them, I had to go make them myself at a special desk. They had no record of any reservations, so lucky I checked or we would have had nothing.
He must have been annoyed, because we booked a room away from the pool where it is very quiet, and we informed him that we wanted a quiet area. He suddenly "upgraded" us to a room overlooking the pool, where loud blasting music goes on until well after midnight. We had a huge lack of sleep, and should have changed the room, but we didn't know it went on every night.
And I mean real loud blasting music. We contacted the manager after the 3rd night and he offered to move us, but it was too much effort for one night, so we put up with it and couldn't wait to get out of there. In short, our vacation was ruined by this man Raphael. Nice place, but we will never go back because of this experience.
What was never told to us was that the procedure is you have to go to a special desk from 7-10 every morning for the reservations, and Raphael never told us that, he just lied and said he made them. A real professional!
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